Hugh Bowden

Classical Athens and the Delphic Oracle

Divination and Democracy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the Delphic Oracle and the use made of it by the city of Athens, challenging traditional assumptions about Athenian democracy. Accessible and comprehensive in its discussion of the consultations, it is required reading for students of the oracle itself and of Athenian democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780521823739
• ISBN-10: 0521823730
• Artikelnr.: 14709898

Autorenporträt

Hugh Bowden is Lecturer in Ancient History at King's College London. He is the author of numerous articles on Greek religion and history and is editor of The Times Ancient Civilizations (2002).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. How did the Delphic oracle work?; 2. What did the Athenians think of the Delphic Oracle?; 3. What did historians and philosophers say about the Delphic oracle?; 4. How and why did the Athenians consult the Delphic oracle?; 5. What did the Athenians ask the Delphic oracle?; 6. Why did the Athenians (and other Greek cities) go to war?; 7. Conclusion: divination and democracy; Appendix 1. Consultations of Delphi in Attic tragedy; Appendix 2. Concordance of Athenian consultations.

Rezensionen

'... clear, straightforward and jargon-free'. BBC History